Keywords: Director Ross Hagan distribute certificate to one of the 71 trainees.jpg en U S Consul General Inaugurates Upgraded Design Department at NTDC Lahore November 13 2015 “ U S Consul General Lahore Zachary Harkenrider today inaugurated the https //en wikipedia org/wiki/United_States_Agency_for_International_Development USAID-funded Design Department and Real Time Power System Simulator RTPSS at the National Transmission and Despatch Company NTDC https //en wikipedia org/wiki/Water_and_Power_Development_Authority WAPDA House Lahore The upgraded capability of the Design Department will translate into enhanced capacity improved work quality and increased efficiency that will result in quicker delivery of assignments thereby reducing the need for continued outsourcing We have equipped the Design Department and the Planning Department of NTDC with state-of-the-art technology including computers dedicated software and a Real-Time Power System Simulator ”all designed to boost NTDC ™s overall performance remarked Consul General Harkenrider The USAID Energy Policy Program provided software and hardware for the design upgrades and provided training to 68 NTDC Design Department Managers Deputy Managers and Assistant Managers including 17 females Following the inauguration ceremony the U S Consul General Lahore distributed certificates to the trainees https //dabdoub me/page/17 دورة php Use of the Real Time Power System Simulator will enable simulation of the operation of both NTDC ™s https //en wikipedia org/wiki/Direct_current DC and https //en wikipedia org/wiki/Alternating_current AC transmission systems to identify system weaknesses and needed upgrades and to improve system dispatch NTDC complemented the provision of hardware by initiating training for the Design Department employees in specialized engineering and energy software systems including https //en wikipedia org/wiki/Microsoft_Project Microsoft Project Bentley https //en wikipedia org/wiki/ArcGIS ArcGIS Powerline and https //en wikipedia org/wiki/AutoCAD AutoCAD USAID ™s Energy Policy Program aims to improve transmission capacities in Pakistan ™s power sector NTDC ™s Design Department acts as an in-house service provider rendering specialized engineering services and technical assistance to various entities such as the Generation companies NTDC itself and the nine Distribution Companies NTDC established the Design Department after restructuring of the Power Wing of the Water and Power Development Authority WAPDA The Energy Policy Program is a multi-year USAID-funded initiative to increase power generation and improve transmission capacity and reliability The program works with selected energy enterprises to assist the Government of Pakistan ™s energy sector reform efforts and supports the United States Government and the Government of Pakistan in strengthening the power sector 2015-11-13 12 03 19 https //www flickr com/photos/usaid_pakistan/22359684483/ USAID Pakistan other versions PD-USGov United States Agency for International Development |